Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,587Kchart6,023K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,399Mchart€236,736M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$256,238M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€22,4802024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$24,7162024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,579Mchart€62,472M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart364,9652024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart397,9192024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart154.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€35,1862024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$38,3642024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart2,9092024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart3,4422024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart1.20%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart114,222.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart123,335.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
6,987.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
7,388.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
6.39%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
11,504,012,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
12,451,712,508.62024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
8.58%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.8chart7,405.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart8,015.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart6.58%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart48.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€11,0122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$11,8912024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€6612022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$7072022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€1,1062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$1,1972024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€7032024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$7732024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa303/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB04/18/2025S&P Rating [+]
BB+01/27/2023Fitch Rating [+]
492023Corruption Index [+]
59º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
54.72024Fragile States Index [+]
114º2024RTI Raking [+]
45º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart7.7%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
393K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$1,206.72026NMW [+]
€1,027.02026NMW [+]
$27,2742024Average Wage [+]
€25,1982024Average Wage [+]
48º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/04/20260.8584chart0.858403/04/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.46%03/05/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
6603/05/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/04/20262.15%chart1.55%03/04/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.5%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%chart2.9%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.1%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
79º2020Doing Business [+]
4.0%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
261,398December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
11.13December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
631.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
41.6%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
24.00%06/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
53.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart27,836,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€48,491.5M2025Exports [+]
$54,794.4M2025Exports [+]
21.12%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€81,931.7M2025Imports [+]
$92,581.2M2025Imports [+]
36.16%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€-33,440.2M2025Trade balance [+]
$-37,786.8M2025Trade balance [+]
-15.04%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.2%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
79º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart792024Density [+]
40º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.50‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
319.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
12.55%2020% Immigrant [+]
10.19%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart6.60‰2024Birth Rate [+]
1,576.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart12.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.242024Fertility Rate [+]
3.90‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart19.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart10,372,3352024Population [+]
1,340,4562020Immigrant stock [+]
1,088,5072020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8932022HDI [+]
73º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart81.902024Life expectancy [+]
4882023Suicides [+]
4.702023Suicide rate [+]
862023Number of homicides [+]
0.842023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
4.692023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
10.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
47,8722024Consumption GWh [+]
53,5292024Generation GWh [+]
Others
40,23202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
5,856,91002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
7,647,07606/26/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
3,878.7802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
22,467,97806/26/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros